New Survey: Income Matters When it Comes To Fitness

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Huffington Post – Study: Rich are Fitter, Poor are Fatter

…While cost is significant, structural barriers to fitness have an even greater impact on black women’s health. The idea that anyone can just go outside for a run in their neighborhood makes a lot of assumptions about that neighborhood. People are less likely to take a nice evening stroll if there are no sidewalks or if they don’t feel safe. There is evidence that making communities more walkable in low-income, African-American neighborhoods can increase exercise. More broadly, studies also show kids in walkable neighborhoods get more exercise. This is important because although the childhood obesity rates have leveled off for white children, they continue to rise for children of color…